text_original: The king's letter was at least significant of that : he would never have raised a question about so trivial a ^tter if he had not wished to justify his absolute power m the eyes of one who was to him all important.
text_transcription: THE KING'S LETTER WAS AT LEAST SIGNIFICANT OF THAT HE WOULD NEVER HAVE RAISED A QUESTION ABOUT SO TRIVIAL A MATTER IF HE HAD NOT WISHED TO JUSTIFY HIS ABSOLUTE POWER IN THE EYES OF ONE WHO WAS TO HIM ALL IMPORTANT
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋz lˈɛɾɚ wʌz æt lˈiːst sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ʌv ðˈæt : hiː wʊd nˈɛvɚ hæv ɹˈeɪzd ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ɐbˌaʊt sˌoʊ tɹˈɪvɪəl ɐ tˈiːtˈɜː ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt wˈɪʃt tə dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪ hɪz ˈæbsəlˌuːt pˈaʊɚɹ ˈɛm ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː wʌz tə hˌɪm ˈɔːl ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt.